DIY Easy Catching Game!

We have had some rainy days here recently and being stuck inside combined with having a newborn has led to some cabin fever for all of us! So the other day I made a quick game using some old milk containers for some indoor fun and energy-burning!

This is SO easy and took me literally two minutes to do, so a great last minute “I’m tearing my hair out and need a diversion NOW!” idea! (we need a lot of those at the moment it seems!)

Simply cut into the bottom of a plastic milk container using sharp scissors. Remove the pieces (as shown below) and voila, two catchers with ready-made handles, all ready to play!

And then we set to playing! Daddy demonstrated the perfect under-arm throw and Cakie perfected her catch. Using such a large catching device made it easy for her to achieve and she got some fantastic practise with her hand-eye co-ordination and gross motor skills.

Not to mention plenty of running around, jumping, throwing, fetching and general laughter! Food for the soul on a cooped up rainy afternoon!

What a cute idea!!! This would be a great game to incorporate in a math lesson when teaching distance, velocity and/or probability!! I def. am not the “math teacher”…hehehe, I teach elementary or middle school language arts, but math was the first thing that popped into my head when I saw this. When I taught middle school special education (pull-out/resource), I always had the most difficult time coming up with creative ways to teach math. Now, I see things that spark ideas all the time!! This was one of my determinants that caused me NOT to take the 8th grade special education position.

Brilliant – and my goodness, there are ALWAYS at least two 4 pint milk bottles in the recycling box waiting for a good use! My little man (aged 2 and a half) cannot get to grips with catching, so our games are always pretty short – this might be a way to improve that co-ordination!